Home / News / Press Conference at the Madonna tal-Ġilju Band Club, Mqabba 10-06-2015 Back to News Press Conference at the Madonna tal-Ġilju Band Club, Mqabba 10-06-2015 Initiatives • ISBN & ISMN • News 10th June, 2015 The Soċjetà Mużikali Madonna tal-Ġilju, Imqabba organized a Press Conference in order to launch a catalogue of articles about the local feast, published by the same band club; a work amassed by Prof. Horace Ceaser Roger Vella, as well as this year’s edition of the annual feast publication which, for the first time ever, has been published under an ISBN issued by the National Book Council. Mark Camilleri, the Executive Chairman of the National Book Council, expressed pleasure at the band club’s sense of initiative in applying for an ISBN for its annual village feast publication. In so doing, the book in question has been brought in line with the law concerning publications and has consequently been marked and listed in the database of local publications. Moreover, this book will also be legally deposited in the National Library. This development may not be of any particular interest to those unrelated to the Madonna tal-Ġilju Feast of Mqabba, however the NBC believes that such a development is of the utmost importance since it ensures that years from now, researchers in the field will be able to access material related to their studies with little or no effort since these publications are made easier to access due to such regularization. The NBC hopes that other band clubs around Malta follow suit and start applying for ISBN for their annual feast publications. From left to right: Charles Farrugia (National Archivist), Prof. Horace Ceaser Roger Vella, Teddy Farrugia (President of Soċjeta’ Mużikali Madonna tal-Ġilju) and Mark Camilleri (Executive Chairman of the National Book Council). SHARE POST Related Articles Booker Prize winner Samantha Harvey heads to Malta Book Festival News 2nd September, 2025 Read More The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2026 Opens for Submissions in Maltese and English News 1st September, 2025 Read More Shortlist For The 2025 National Book Prize Announced News 26th August, 2025 Read More What Makes a Great Short Story? News 18th August, 2025 Read More ANNOUNCING THE NBC’S SHORT STORY WORKSHOP TOUR (AUG-OCT 2025) News 5th August, 2025 Read More The National Book Council launches Five-Year Strategy 2025–2030 News 5th August, 2025 Read More Sandra Hili Vassallo Appointed Executive Director of the National Book Council News 22nd July, 2025 Read More The results of the Malta Book Fund 2025 are out News 15th July, 2025 Read More The 42nd PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 9th July, 2025 Read More Acclaimed US editor Ann VanderMeer to deliver workshop at the Malta Book Festival ‘25 Festivals 8th July, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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